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Old 09-14-2014, 04:27 AM   #15
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You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go

What's Good for Me?

When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow others to have over me?

It is not unhealthy selfishness to question if something is good for us. That is an old way of thinking. To ask if something is good for us is a healthy behavior, not to be ashamed of, and will probably work out in the other person's best interests too.

We shall not wander down a selfish path of self-indulgence by asking if a thing is good for us. We shall not stray from God's intended plan, God's highest good, by asking if a thing is good for us. By asking ourselves this simple question, we participate in directing our life toward the highest good and purpose; we own our power to hold ourselves in self-esteem.

Today, I will begin acting in my best interests. I will do this with the understanding that, on occasion, my choices will not please everyone around me. I will do this with the understanding that asking if a thing is good for me will ultimately help me take true responsibility for my life and my choices.
This brought a smile to my face, because in the past, if it was good for me, I would choose the opposite. One of my phrases, which I don't say so often any more is, "Since when did I ever do what was good for me." Mind you, I do what is good for me, and many people don't always agree with my choices. The greatest thing is that I have a choice and I know that I have one, and that I can make a choice, and then, if I want, I can choose again.
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